The Bangladesh interim government law adviser, Asif Nazrul, on Wednesday hoped that the trial of the ‘July mass killings’ could be completed before the next national election as the interim government was committed to ensuring justice for brutal, inhuman killings committed during the July-August uprising.
‘Though this is a matter of the court, we hope and believe that at the speed we are moving forward, Inshallah, we will be able to complete at least the trial proceedings of the trial court before the next election,’ he said.
The law adviser was replying to a question over the July mass killings at a press briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy after the submission of the reports of four reform commissions.
He said the trial proceedings were going very smoothly as there was no negligence on anyone’s part here.
‘Our promise and commitment to you is that our government will definitely try the brutal and inhumane genocide that took place in Bangladesh,’ said Asif Nazrul.
In the case of the trial of the mass killing, he said the government was mainly giving importance to the International Crime Tribunal as the government had a larger involvement with the trials at the ICT.
Mentioning that the investigation of the cases continues fast, he said that it was expected that the hearings on the cases could be started in March.
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, local government adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan and chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam also spoke at the event.